CHM 1025 - Section 4419
Introductory Chemistry
Spring 2013 Syllabus
Instructor
Dr. Xin Wu
Email: use “Communication” in Angel
Phone: 727 341-4652
Office: SC-143D
Hours: Monday: 8:45-10:45am, 12:15-3:45pm
Tuesday: 10:45-1:45pm
Thursday: 10:45-1:45pm
Also by appointment
Academic Department
Dean of Natural Sciences: Dr. John Chapin
Email: Chapin.John@spcollege.edu
Phone: (727) 394-6047
Office: SE UP-337B
Academic Chair of Physical Sciences: Dr. Stephen J. Andrasik
Email: Andrasik.Stephen@spcollege.edu
Phone: (727) 341-4275
Office: St. Pete/Gibbs Campus SC-133B
Course Description
This introductory course is a presentation of modern chemistry concepts, periodicity and
atomic structure, states of matter, chemical formulas and nomenclature, chemical
reactions, chemical calculations, and solutions. This course will prepare students for
General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis I but is not designed for credit toward a
major in chemistry and may not be taken for credit subsequent to receiving a grade of "C"
or better in CHM 1045/1045L or CHM 1046/1046L. 47 contact hours.
Prerequisite
(ENC 0020 and REA 0002 and MAT 1033) or (EAP 1695 and MAT 1033) or
(appropriate score on SPC placement test)
Corequisite
CHM 1025L. This introductory chemistry lab course includes experiments involving
mass, volume, the nature of substances, density, solubility, graphing, dimensional
analysis, empirical formulas, titration, gas laws, and solutions. 45 contact hours.
Required Textbook & Other Resource Information
Textbook: “A Survival Guide to CHM 1025”, Yellow colored, 2010 Fall edition or later
(May be purchased in SPC bookstore)
Non-graphing calculator
Calculator must be a one or two line scientific calculator. Cell phones, graphing
calculators and other similar devices cannot be used at any time during the lecture
or during exams. Only non-graphing one or two line scientific calculators such as
the Texas Instruments (TI-30Xa) will be accepted. You can purchase this
calculator in the bookstore for about $10.00.
A periodic table is required and can be printed from the “Lessons” section in your Angel
course or purchased from the SPC bookstore.
Great website for additional academic help: http://www.khanacademy.org/
Meeting Information
Location: SC-134
Meeting Days: Tuesday and Thursday
Class Time: 9:30 A.M. –10:45 A.M.
Important Dates
Course Dates: Jan 8– May 2, 2013
Withdrawal with refund: Friday, Jan 11
Withdrawal date with a grade of “W”: Tuesday, March 19
No class: Spring Break (3/4 – 3/9)
Discipline Specific Information
Students must access additional course content through Angel at the link below. Practice
quizzes, old tests reference material, and other important information can be found in the
course link once the student has logged into their Angel account.
Link: https://angel.spcollege.edu/default.asp
Attendance
Attendance is highly recommended. Students are responsible for learning material they
have missed due to absences. Material that has been missed will not be retaught to a
student due to absences. If you wish to withdraw at any time before the withdrawal date,
it is your responsibility to do so. If two or more tests are missed before the withdrawal
date, and the student does not withdraw themselves, a grade of WF will be entered. If a
student misses one test, it may be made up by taking the Final. Only one test can be made
up in this way.
Extra Credit
Extra credit is optional and is provided to the student “as is.” Grades will not be adjusted
for missed assignments or mistakes due to the student, the assignment, or problems with
Angel. Students may obtain extra credit by doing quizzes in ANGEL. These quizzes will
be available until 6:00 PM on the day before the test of which they are a part. The
aggregate of any extra credit scores will be added at the end of the semester to the points
that have been awarded from all of the tests. This is the grade that will be used for the
calculations outlined below. Extra credit quizzes are supposed to be individual efforts.
Students taking a quiz on the same or a nearby computer at similar times will both get a
grade of “0” for that quiz (I have ways of knowing!).
Testing and Grading
Four tests and a cumulative final exam will be given (500 points total). The final exam
is required to pass the course. The final exam result may replace one lower test grade.
Since the final can replace the lowest grade there will be NO MAKE UP EXAMS.
Students may not leave the classroom once an exam has begun unless they turn in their
exam for grading. A final grade of C or better is required in lecture and the laboratory to
continue on with General Chemistry I, CHM 2045 lecture and laboratory.
Grade
A 450-500
B 400-449
C 350-399
D 300-349
F < 300
The instructor reserves the right to lower this scale, but it will never be raised.
Classroom Courtesy
Please remain quiet during class time and make sure cellphones and laptops have been
turned off. If you need to leave a class early, please let me know at the beginning of the
class period. If the number of students leaving the room and coming back during class
becomes excessive, steps will be taken to reduce the frequency of this practice. Students
are not permitted to leave the room for ANY reason while taking a test.
Academic Conduct
Cheating will not be tolerated. Any student caught cheating, allowing others to cheat of
your assignment, or plagiarizing (work copied in whole or in part from another
individual’s work without proper citation) will receive a grade of zero on the assignment.
If caught a second time, the student will be given a WF for the course and will be
reported to the Associate Provost for academic dishonesty.
Accommodation Statement
Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class are
encouraged to speak with their advisor as soon as possible to ensure accommodations are
approved of through the correct office in a timely manner. Accommodations will not be
made without proper approval.
Hurricane Contingency
You will be given the opportunity to complete this course online if the College is closed
for a protracted period after a catastrophic hurricane. Please log on to ANGEL ten days
after the event for details on how the course will be brought to completion.
Student Survey of Instruction
The student survey of instruction is administered in courses each semester. It is designed
to improve the quality of instruction at St. Petersburg College. All student responses are
confidential and anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of performance
improvement.
Lecture schedule
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Monday
Module 1
1/8
Module 3
1/15
Module 4
1/22
Test 1(1-4)
1/29
Module 5/6
2/5
Module 7
2/12
Module 8
2/19
Test 2(5-8)
2/26
Spring Break
3/5
Module 9
3/12
Module 10
3/19
review
3/26
Module 11
4/2
Module 11/12
4/9
Module 12
4/16
Test 4(11-12)
4/23
Finals Week
4/26
Wednesday
Module 2
1/10
Module 3/4
1/17
Review
1/24
Module 5
1/31
Module 6
2/7
Module 7/8
2/14
Review
2/21
Module 9
2/28
Spring Break
3/7
Module 9/10
3/14
Module 10
3/21
Test 3(9-10)
3/28
Module 11
4/4
Module 12
4/11
review
4/18
4/25
5/2
CHM 1025: Introductory Chemistry
Spring 2013
Instructor: Dr. Wu
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